A year later, Dufour is in mourning after Wygant allegedly murdered the 16-month-old boy in Florida last week, reportedly so he could play video games and watch TV.

When Dufour's daughter, Jessika Dufour, called from Florida last Thursday to tell him that her son had died, he immediately began to suspect Wygant.

“I had suspicions all day long it was something he did,” Dufour said.

Wygant, 24, is charged with third-degree murder and child neglect.

Wygant told investigators in Homosassa, Fla., that he was frustrated because the boy was crying uncontrollably, preventing him from playing his Xbox games. He covered the boy's nose and mouth for three to four minutes until he became lethargic, then placed him in a playpen and covered him with bedding, which was tucked around the boy's body and head, officials said.

Wygant didn't check on Daymeon for five hours, investigators said, while he played Xbox and watched three episodes of the television show “Fringe.”

Daymeon had turned blue and was unresponsive by the time Wygant checked on him, authorities said.

The death has left a grief-stricken Dufour angry that more was not done to protect his grandson.

Dufour said Daymeon's 3-month-old sister, Serena, has also been removed from the home and is living in foster care, after authorities investigating the death reportedly found the family living in filthy roach-infested conditions.

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